Nothing too splendid to share... working mostly. Got a day of relaxing in which also involved cleaning my apartment.
That's all to share really... I'm actually considering retiring "Further Adventures of Meldoy's Life". For a few reasons, none that are all that important though.
Anyways, that is all.
So I'm home and I made in back in one piece... amazingly enough.
I'm definetly still allergic to insulation that's for sure. Let's just say the Upper River Valley Hospital is quite nice.
New Brunswick is a very beautiful province though, in case you didn't know.
Anyways, I'm pretty pumped up on meds so I'm a bit tipsy and not all there so anything else I say probably won't make much sense, I'll update in a few days!
Hehe...
A customer gave me a pie yesterday! And ten dollars!
Okay.. that's all. Work tonight then leaving early tomorrow morning; I"ll be back Sunday.
Soo.. I missed the season finale of Bones last week. So I went to download it... well it seems that no one has uploaded that one, every other episode is there except the finale. Frustrates me.
In other TV news... Standoff returns on the 8th of June! And umm... I haven't seen House in 3 weeks... did I miss the season finale?!?
I feel like I've gotten stuff done in the last day or so. Its a good feeling. My list of habitat stuff is dwindling, and I cleaned my apartment from top to bottom.
So my aunt's funeral in on Saturday. So Mom's gonna be picking me up here early Saturday morning and then we'll be staying the night up wherever it is we're going to be on Saturday and coming home on Sunday. It should be the epitomy of the most dysfunctional family ever. With my mother present, my father and his girlfriend (my mother's ex-friend), my father's weird and kinda mean sisters, my grandparents who don't remember me and the rest of the extended family it should be very interesting. I think this would be the perfect time for me to haul out my girlfriend, or my 40-year old boyfriend or maybe some hidden love-child or something. Ohhh.. it'd be great!
I just sent the other Habitat co-chair a 2000 word email... ooops... Perhaps I should divide up my updates next time. Oh well!
Sooo.. I have a second job: Yes I'm possibly crazy. Its the diner one. The lady really needs someone and its good paying and she'll work around my schedule so it should work well and I really need the money.
I told Irving I'd work for them during the school year: what was I thinking? No one I can do that... and get A's and do habitat... shooting myself would probably be more productive.
Anyways... I work 4-12 the next two days... so I should probably get ready for tonight's shift... later all!
Its sunny out! Yay!
I'm gonna put on a pretty skirt and go downtown to run errands in a little bit.
Have a few phone calls to make first. One of which is to the Department of Natural Resources; cause they called me for an interview! And another will be to my boss at Irving to tell her that unless some wonderful government job comes along I'll be staying with her for the summer. I've weighed the pros and cons to this for the last several days and since I haven't heard from the call center, my decision was just made even easier. However the pros to Irving: raises every 3 months, a reference (which I really need cause I"m using some really old ones), a really nice boss who's willing to work around my bus schedule and give me a stool to sit on when my back hurts, bursary for school, shifts only as late as 12, high chance of moving up (which she's already doing), looks better on the resume, I actually like it sometimes. And the cons: bothers my back, pay isn't superb, and its just a cashier job.
The call center will cost me alot more money in cabs too; though everyone said I'd make friends and get drives I find that hard to believe cause if ya haven't noticed... I don't make friends. Very easily at least.
Anyways, yeah. I figure she'll be happy. Actually I know she will be. I learnt some new stuff yesterday, stuff that most of the other girl don't learn how to do and next week I"m gonna start learning how to do paperwork so that I"ll have a couple shifts a week where I work in the office and not out front which is really nice.
And hopefully because she's so happy she will be able to give me Friday and possibly Saturday off so I can go to Centerville because my aunt passed away last night. My Dad's sister actually so its kinda close so I need to go. Apparently I was always her favorite so her husband would love to see me there. Not looking forward to dealing with my overly emotional father though (I know where I get it that's for sure).
Anyways, off I go!!
Four hours of work felt like 12... and I feel so gross: definetly showering. I was emptying garbages outside and well one of the bags broke... uggghh... let's just say I hope it was just discolored water.
Small observation. All my coworkers are 15-18, have their own vehicles and have boyfriends: there's something wrong with this picture.
My apartment is messy. Cleaning it will be added to my list of things to do on my day off Wednesday. Along with applying for my security deposit and a long list of habitat stuff that I'd like to get started on. Along with finishing up my curtains so I can get this sheet off my window.
There are a number of other personal and apartment related things I'd like to do however they cannot be done until bills are caught up. So in other words.. it'll be another month or so, longer if I end up staying at Irving full time all summer.
Alrighty, that's my update for the last few and next few days. You shall hear from me later on when I have something worthwhile to share.
Ok..maybe not so small.
I've said many times, especially to my mother, that I'd have no problem being single the rest of my life.
That's not true. Definetly not true.
Will probably happen but I won't be as content with it as I make it seem.
That's all.
I do not like the 4-12 shift at work. I could deal if I wasnt' alone for half of it but I am.
Some guy came in around 11 or so... "Aren't you scared being here by yourself?" I looked at him: "Thanks, I wasn't till you mentioned it." He was one of the cab drivers, said he'd keep an eye on me whenever he went by.
All in all its not that bad. It is however really difficult to get a cab home at 12:30 on a Saturday night. I didn't get home till 1:30. I stood outside cause when I was inside people kept thinking we were still open and that was getting annoying, so outside it was. Luckily it was nice out. One of the tow truck drivers that always comes by came and waited with me; was nice to have company.
I have today off! And I don't work till 4 on Monday. So its a nice little break.
Watched Pan's Labyrinth when I got home. I think I"d heard that people thought that was a children's movie... definetly not. I however, really liked it.
Anyways, today I do some job applying. Yep. Still doing that. I can't just work at Irving, if only cause my back can't handle it. And its not enough money. Not if I'm gonna stay here by myself during the school year: which is my plan. And I can't work more than one shift a week during the school year, though I doubt I can even do that.
So yeah... got some to apply for and we'll see how that goes.
And I gotta clean.
So off I go!
Okay, so no one told me I needed to apply to get my security deposit back!
Gahhh...
And bills are piling up and places are threatening to turn things off.
However, for some reason... Rogers is not charging me for Internet and Cable this month. Which is odd. I'd correct them except $40 is much nicer than $120, so I"ll just keep quiet about it for now.
Anyways, I work tonight till 12. So I've gotta go eat and such. Later.
This will be short as my back does not allow me to sit long before I become nauseaus because of the pain.
Work went okay this morning. I didn't actually sleep last night so I was already up when it was time to leave at 5 bloody o'clock in the morning. I don't like going to work in the dark. But oh well, I "learnt" alot though... no guarantees I'll remember it all but I"ll try. I even learnt how to measure how much fuel is in the truck gasser-uppers.
I'm beginning to compile a list of pick-ups I've heard in the last few days, I'll wait until I have some more. Trust me, some of 'em are doozies.
I'm in a horrible mood these days... not sure if it just cause I'm lonely or bored or what... but its horrible and I'm taking it out on Jack which just makes me feel really bad but I don't care enough to do anything about it. Oh I'm a mean mean pet owner
Anyways, I'm going to vegetate this evening.. while on my tylenol 3 and strong muscle relaxants... hopefully it'll help. Tomorrow involves errands and call center info sessions. Ooo and coffee with Jeff. So yay for friends. Anyways... calling my mother calls... Later all!
My back hates this job.
Ever just get this sudden feeling of utter emotional agony and have no idea why? And it not go away either forcing you into this dark and really sad mood that just won't lift? I hope so... cause umm... I don't want to be the only one.
I'm not so sure I like my coworkers. Okay, that's a lie; I like the daytime people for sure, they're older women, however the evening ones are a bunch of high school kids. Not exactly my favorite as I'm sure you know. It should be interesting.
In funner news, there are a some really good looking people who come in. Everyday. :)Only problem being that I"m pretty sure there's an age difference... of quite a bit. But oh well, nothing wrong with having some fun with it. I'll consider age differences if its necessary and then only if I really care. :)
I got a drive home today. That was good, since I"d missed my bus. But I got an extra couple hours in so that's good.
Tomorrow morning is my 5:30 shift... I'm not so sure I'm looking forward to that. Anyways, gonna go now since I need to be up in about 11 hours... leaving me with about 4 or so before I need to go to bed and try to fall asleep...
Ahhh... work.
Today was long, I actually worked worked, last friday was more just a bunch of reading I had to do so I didn't actually get to do much. Today however... some observations:
1) The whole fresh coffee keeps one hopping especially at 8 in the morning.
2) Men and their bathrooms are absolutely disgusting.
3) I seem to have forgotten any knowledge I had of cigarettes from Co-op. Hopefully I will remember quickly, though I think they've changed some packages.
4) Smokers are very ignorant of non-smokers. They just rattle off what they want expecting you to know exactly what it is they want. And then you just stare at them blankly and ask them to point to where it is on the shelf.
5) Truck drivers frustrate me. I don't mind the flirting with me, its the expectation that I will flirt back and that if I don't there must be something wrong with me.
6) Apparently the bus comes earlier when it comes at 8; I missed it.
7) My boss is really nice when it comes to scheduling my shifts around bus schedules so I don't have to spend a bundle on cabs.
8) She wasn't so nice when she made me cut up 5 onions today and laughed while I cried.
Overall it was a good day. I think I'll enjoy the job, less the 5:30am shifts, especially because its busy. There's always a steady stream of people getting gas and always coffee or hotdogs or something to be made. Its nice. I will admit I'm a bit nervous about working till 12 by myself but I guess we'll see how it goes, right?
I have one set of my curtains all sewn... or at least my version of sewn so I get to hang them.
Let me leave you with a comic that I really really enjoyed. Still chuckling actually.
Well.. home from SJ. I must admit it was a hard weekend, and I'd rather not discuss it here until I've had a few good cries.
However, SJ's getting a Starbucks! I'm impressed.
Pretty green looks really good on me.
I just sewed up one of my curtains so it would fit my window. I was told it was a very "zen" experience... aside from the blood and the horrible job it; it was actually kinda fun. Though I think my cat could have done a better job of it and believe me he did try. Don't try and sew around your cat who's been alone for 2 days.
I work the next three days, two of those days I start at 5:30. That's early.
But it'll be fun, by far my favorite part of a job is the learning part of it. I do enjoy the training etc.
I'm only 3 episodes away from finishing Season 1 of Stargate SG-1. Which is exciting. Then I gotta finish up the first season of the X-Files.
Anyways, since I work tomorrow early I'm going to head to bed. Night!
YAY!
Yesterday was good. No one died making it even better. I did really well yesterday just trying to forget about Papa; today however I am not doing so well. Hopefully it will pass but I know it'll just get worse the closer I get to home where he isn't.
However, it was a good birthday. Last night was most enjoyable. Realized that I either need more friends, or need to just quit forming friendships so that when a friend potentially leaves I don't feel like my whole word is caving in. Cause umm... not a good feeling. At all.
Anyways, now that all good feelings are gone... Mr. Tortoise is adorable. I had no idea they could move so fast. And what's with the cats?! Its just a turtle! And he likes you!
My apartment is cleaned up as best as it will get and I'm heading home for the next day or so, but I shall return to work as your customer service at Irving!
Its been a few days!
The job I'd been talking about I didn't get. However, I did another. Not sure if I'm going to stay there or not. Its an Irving Mainway, so it'd just be a cashier kind of job.
I've gotten a few other phone calls though, one of which I'll be sure to follow up on cause it'll involve more money.
Other than that life's not too exciting. Had Jeff and Dave for supper last night... well... I didn't *have* them... they were over for supper. Anyways, that was fun. I enjoyed cooking for people other than me and it was just nice to have company.
I bought curtains today. I hope they work like I want them too.
Anyways, in less than 5 hours I'm going to be 20! Yay!
That's really all I have to say. So umm... later I guess!
I might have a job. Though I've said that before. Unfortunately If I get it, I have to work on my birthday... *sniff*... Only till 9pm though, so that's not so bad.
Jack's mad at me for locking him out of the kitchen cupboard. Cats are such snobs.
He's getting back at me by spilling his water everywhere! And then proceeding to walk on my lap with his wet paws.
I'm unpacked! I'm having trouble deciding where to put some stuff in my living room. Gonna need to ask some opinions.
I can't figure out how to change the greeting on my answering machine and I"ve lost the instruction manual. So for now... "Please Leave Your Message After the Beep" in the deep male voice it will have to be.
I was just sending a facebook message to.. let's say Mark and Cecil. However, I have more than one Marks in my facebook. So when typing in Mark, I just let it finish for me and didn't check to see which Mark it sent it to. Well, not the right one. So Mark who I haven't seen in years just got a facebook message with the subject line: Supper!!! and an invite to my place for dinner on Wednesday.
Yeah, I'm good.
Anywhoo, off I go.
I think there's a joke or something about a chicken that says book, book, book...
Anyways...
There's a book I want to buy/read. Its the story of Robin Hood, retold. By Stephen R. Lawhead, one of who's books I'm currently reading. Yes. I've gotten back into it. Yay!
Anyways, yeah. Its called Hood. And it sounds like it would be really enjoyable. So... as soon as I get a paycheck! Woo!
I also want the From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women, Volumes I and II. I have a the third already and the best part of these ones is that they are always in the Bargain books. I"m just gonna watch for them everytime I frequent chapters this summer.
I also want to read some stuff by Edgar Allen Poe, I base this on the fact that the one thing I did read of his (not knowning that's who wrote it) was one of my favorite short stories in high school english.
However, on my list to read for the summer... (and I swear to read everyone of these!)
Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
The Fifth Life of the Cat Woman by Kathleen Dexter
Creation by Katherine Govier
Martin Sloane by Micheal Redhill
The War of the Crowns by Christian Jacq
Green Grass Running Water by Thomas King
The Great Indoors by Sabine Durant
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Once and Future King by T.H. White
A Bird in the House by Margaret Lawrence
Paradise Piece by Piece by Molly Peacock
The Black Rood and the Mystic Rose by Stephen R. Lawhead.
The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien
Till We Have Faces, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
Most of these I own. Excitedly enough, those I don't I can buy with the giftcard from Chapters I have coming because I've used my visa too much. :)
I figure that's not too big of a list for me to read... I"ll let ya know how it goes.
Anyways, gonna go clean. Later!!
The top 25 Sci Fi Movies and TV Shows in the last 25 years is up.
The Matrix made number one, the XFiles number four and Firefly (!!) made Fifteenth. I'm disappointed that Stargate SG 1 didn't make the list but oh well.
Dr. James Wilson - Your phone bill arrived at my apartment. Feel free to pick it up anytime!
Thank you Dave, I'm now officially stressed about what I'm going to do career wise.
My back = very very sore.
Today I finish the unpacking and I vacuum and possibly put up a few pictures etc.
That's all for now: I'm going back to bed for a bit.
Its morning. And I'm up. As usual. I'm all caught up on sleep it seems, after that good 17 hours I got on Monday night/Tuesday.
So yep. The apartment remains a mess. Gonna tackle my books today. Actually I'm going to try and get most of the unpacking done today, just cause I don't know what I"ll be up to in the next few days and I hate coming home to this. Plus I promised myself I could decorate after I unpacked. And I want to decorate!!!
Soo.. it appears that I didn't get the job I interview for yesterday, cause I think she would have called me already. The deal was if I got it and if she called me last night (which she didn't) I"d be starting work today. And if she didn't have time or have her person chosen by last night she'd call today and I"m start tonight. I really hope she's not gonna call me at like 2pm to say I have to work at 5. Especially where I need to buy black pants before I can work.
Was going to go out job hunting downtown (I did the mall yesterday) but I decided to put it off till tomorrow, mostly so I can be here to answer the phone if anyone calls about the many applications I dropped off yesterday.
So Dave and I have been watching the Lord of the Rings. I'm really enjoying them. I have to admit: the first time I saw them I really didn't like them, but that was like 5 years ago and I'd never actually gotten to see the third one. However, now, I'm really enjoying them. I very much enjoy Gimly, but actually I think I like all the characters soo..
Tonight however, we're putting Lord of the Rings 3 on hold so I can see the first two Spiderman movies. I think I might have seen parts of the first but I've definetly never seen the second and probably most of the first so yeah... catching up so we can see it tomorrow night with one of the Habitat girls. Should be fun.
There are little ledges under the windows in my bedroom and living room and Jack loves them, he's so cute though, cause he backs up on them since theres not enough room to turn around. He's need a little backup light and beeper.
He's also really enjoying the futon thing. I don't know, probably cause its black and shows all his fur but whenever I"m sitting at the computer he's running back and forth on it, all hyper and such. So its covered in his fur and little white pawprints... I assume he runs on it after he gets out of the litterbox. Ok.. and he just came up through the back of the computer desk onto the keyboard tray. *sigh...* Crazy cat. Gotta get something to cover the couch soon cause the furry mess is driving me crazy.
Anyways, okay. Gonna go shower and such and then unpack more! Later all!
You know you have no life when you get excited over the transit system's new bus (but it was blue!!)
I didn't get the job I wanted.
Working as a waitress would be a bad idea I think...
That's it I guess....
Don't throw random things in a box and then label the box "stuff" and then expect to know what's in the box by looking at the label.
